This Lemon Pie Milkshake has been on my to-do list for awhile, so when the thermometer hit 108 last week, I decided to finally make it.

Nothing beats a hot day like a milkshake!

There’s this place one town over from me that is known for it’s milkshakes. There menu takes up an entire wall of the restaurant, I’m not kidding. It’s the sort of place where you go intending to get a new flavor but then get so flustered with the size of the menu that you just end up ordering the same thing over and over.

My trainer told me he has a photo of the menu wall, so he can look it over at his own pace. I don’t know what surprised me more: that my trainer is as anal as I am, or that he actually drinks milkshakes.

Anyway.

I love turning pie into other things, obviously. After my trip to Florida, I was all set to make a Key Lime Pie milkshake, but Sally beat me to it. That’s when I remembered how good this pie was. Please pardon the photos. 3 years makes a huge difference.

Anyway, that pie was my first bite of lemon addiction love. After that I couldn’t get enough, which is why my lemon category is so freaking huge. I figured, why not make a lemon pie milkshake?

Sometimes I’m so smart, it hurts.

This milkshake couldn’t be easier to make (if you’re not photographing it, that is). I almost instagramed a photo of the mess I made but stopped myself. You’re all probably tired of my messy kitchen photos. Plus, it was only messy because ice cream + hot day + photo shoot just spells disaster from the get go.

You won’t have that problem.

Milk and ice cream are the two staples in a milkshake recipe. I used vanilla frozen yogurt (Dreyer’s brand, use your favorite) as my base, but you could use regular vanilla ice cream, or even low-fat. I used 2% milk because I had some on hand, but nonfat would be fine too.

The lemon flavor is twofold in this milkshake. I used instant lemon pudding mix to give it that rich lemon flavor. You add a few tablespoons of the powdered mix to the blender. You’ll have some of the box left over, but that’s okay. That way you can make more milkshakes later.

The second punch of lemon comes from lemon curd. I just love that stuff and can eat it with a spoon. I swirled some into the shake after mixing, but you can add it to the blender or omit it if you don’t have it on hand. And if you do buy a jar, just hide it in your refrigerator. You’ve been warned! 😉

A lemon pie milkshake wouldn’t be a “lemon pie” without a crust, so I used my favorite cookie to pair with lemon: Golden Oreos. I just crumbled a few on top for garnish. You can use your favorite cookie: graham crackers, Nilla Wafers, or shortbread cookies would also work with the lemon flavor.

This milkshake is like a pie in a glass. Sweet and tart and perfectly lemony, it’ll cool you off on a hot day.

Plus, it’s cheaper than A/C. Although if it stays this hot, I might sit on the A/C vent while drinking three of these.

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This milkshake looks amazing! I love lemon in the summer!

I do the same thing with restaurants too! And if they don’t have a menu up on their website, I look them up on yelp.com and browse through the photos. It almost never fails that someone else posted a picture of the menu so I can prepare ahead of time! Still though, a trainer having a picture of a milkshake menu so he can order one?? That’s my kind of trainer! 😉 Love your lemon pie version — I bet it deserves a spot on the restaurant’s menu!

Looks heavenly and so refreshing on a hot summer day! PINNED! 😀

I have been so into lemon lately!! This sounds like one awesome milkshake, Dorothy!

There’s something very cooling about fresh lemons – must be all in the mind though. Your images are awesome and now my mouth is watering – thanks for sharing this, I’ve only got strawberries and bananas so they’ll have to do today, but I’ll be trying it very soon though I bet my cookies sink right to the bottom!

A lemon milkshake! Mmmm. It was probably not the best thing for me to discover this. I love lemon desserts. The closest thing I’ve tried that’s similar to your lemon milkshake is a Sonic lemon cream slush. Thank you for sharing your yummy-‘licious recipe!!